| Autor: |
Doaa E. Kamal, Rofaida A. Hassan, Amany M. AbdAllah, Dalia I. Mostafa |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Vol 50, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2090-3235 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s43166-023-00211-y |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Behçet’s disease (BD) is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder. Balance is a multifactorial process that is ultimately affected in BD leading to frequent falls. Fear of falling (FOF) is a significant risk factor for falls. The study aimed to evaluate the risk of falls and FOF in BD and their relations to disease activity and damage. Results In BD patients, the history of falls and FOF was 65.6% and 48.4%, respectively. The Berg Balance Scale was low in BD patients (P = 0.003). Falls and fear of falling showed significant relations with the disease activity and disease damage (P |
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